Many people were killed when a suicide bomber
detonated his explosive at a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State, during
morning prayers.

“As people converged on Massalacin Madina at
Anguwan Shuwa to observe Subh (morning prayer), an unknown man rammed
himself into the mosque with IEDs , killing many people.

“As I am talking to you I saw over 20 dead with many injured,’’ a resident of the area who identified himself as Bello said.
He
noted that several other persons wounded in the attacks are receiving
medical attention at the various medical hospitals in Mubi Town.

Although
emergency aid workers and other first responders who helped to provide
first aid to the victims put the death toll in the attacks at 40.

An
official working with the International Rescue Committee, Emma Adasolid
among the first responders at the scene said about 40 dead bodies were
evacuated from the scene of the blast.